Telegram-herald., 1887-03-11
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George Melnotte Grummond
Commits Suicide.
CAREER Of TIE P0EI-lluaslIET.
o. a 80 o. Csspondencf ne Tasci
6ornhi as-fiis Death az the
Luaa ffouzs--Fte Jssts
70 tns Lasf

tns 81 iis incepooa untl silain seek Or
a.. d.sl ss TIE Laaa Hsuss iu ais ely a.
AIS Yesterday sasrusou. ll @4s case %
aehtefai.. arel.e.ii tslesi sailiis and Is sAs
aceslnoi slsi - fhs al of 1ss grams OF
n.artfi-i.. uh6.a be uad0gbts,ily swallowed
b.tss.n .ad o'clock Wednesday after
raon. Ta8 wesks as0 ST. Grummond,
h.sIas bssr thinking ias uisht before. ~es
iasf of fgan Facati5n. as had been ths
rsls-in hls csse-aIta tls manager of tnis
oan.r i-l whose sa pi0y ne trceased Dad been
nearir seven years. re sooered up, dld a
weeks Eork On The t.rae,g Lsadef. Of tAis
eir. sstag thn oleoe nearly every day
All evening saturday night and sunday
he eon1lueed taxing intorieants. bat on
rlssday be lid = hltie work Tor the LsadeT
Erlnx some paragraphs which appeared
uniss tie heat OF The saunIerer." I"
Wecnesdsy at noon ns csme into this olice
and talked ior IA hour with the editor or
this napef Mr. Grumm0ad las been totally
siesf f,r s4elvs wears and although De could
tagt th. con gersatl0a va mostly carried
en-. a. fhat ingsrVisW. Ia writing The fol-
lse.as ksrs che a. messages that passed
bstaeea Hl Breeze AMI A.. orummond
-st lst -.l q have often -9ld yOl VIA.
ree aIrl - - wilson's 2. see Hh4s yoa VII
- ta- asove be wrote taa following re-
yIg ana thsn hgrriedy put out his hand
and said good bye
aIfa.I Ir1 have 90 ftul- a. ind. giess y0u
O.. asasrs-.F rsal nut ll tae long rlu yog nii
reger 1ad a uau y ao has been truer V you than
From subsequent svsnts Mr.. Grummond
mt.ss 11v. gone directly rom this Office 10
Tilbs dru< store 0n Monroe s. his vile
nom ke- rooms -aw him enter the store.
There be ndrceased I'VE Grains 0f morphine.
aitha1sh le had teen drinking. 10 should
be .ti1 IL Justice % Ehe cierk Who sold the
arle Mr. ue kriri. that one unscquainted
with tne 0gnsl Sc would not have known
ratl 80 ass intoxicatsd- The clerk as2st
hs name and be gave Il AMI his address as
fne IEEr Efs-h EKALp. saying ne drug VAS
zoe q asrs8u In the hs1il % taking 10. Mr..
us Ar.af llsced the powder m small en-
vef0re. .sbeliug 10 poison. and Mr. Grum-
uoni wsn. directly acruss the street 70 MS
F1oas in re Luuu House When be came
into the rooms he took out pocket knife
snd tori bis N.ie that be VAS going 10 make
away VIII bimssif Mrs GrummOnd seized
tna kuile snd, although be Was n the
habit 0f making such threats. u made her
nervous and sos eens into the hall for a
few minute Wnen sne returned her hus-
osld was .ttBT In chair nOcdiDg from
t4e slsciso 81 lquo-. as she supposed she
thinks she saW rIm take something into
hs mouth Enen &c turned h;s b TX - her
before ste went into iae ball. h1t . not
positive. As shs found 1.m g-oging sleepy
en- ssasts1 aim 20 tie bed. where he slept
.ll tne afternoon with hIs clothes on. Ia
tha evening b. swoke. but still
lsy unlrsssed gpon .ls Del moan
ing. tossing aDoug and muttering
to hirlseif ssfer8ay morning she
aroused a4m and he told her he bad
taken morphine. and while sweeping she
found. under The bnresO. TIE envelope
marked "totsor' This was shortly after
lo a'c.ock She hurried Gown 20 DIR.
narth'S and iudin. bis ofdce full OF
patients she sent a note 10 him, saying her
husband ras sick and she wanted him 20
caa. Dr. Bsr-a DID not know that any
poison had oeeu takea snd returned an
answer thal hs E0uid call - soon as he
could altaud to those IN W1ltlnz- Or.
Stevens was sent for. but he was
absent After I'll o'clock Mrs. urummOnd
vent Coz Dr. Thompson. LAZY physician,
gha rrs.aes in fbs Lgnm House The lady
d.a eksr sbr could % arouse the patient
snt sf 20 o.ctS caliso in DR.. Earfh who IT
caca zave tie patient q hyp0dermic inlsc-
t1u t1af sec nilu vomiting lie was finally
arulset ani thr Doctor succeeded in over
crrier gre usrt'Fss ~ bis tongue so that
he mislt sSal.ov. Then the usual devices
of eaIslfE ans ds2r'rg tne psfient were
reserie ta sld Nith vigorous treatment oi
Ears kinc he az O'Clock seemed
rarltr recovering tom tie effects
81 fls Irarn1afs dose He convsrssd free
IF. saie t1nf hs metrt ~ xii himself. thai
ie int -et enou-n morphine and mex
f.ne be- eea id asa pistol Ills talk va
re srf.. ule.f. le rer1ined control Of every
rIrssIs aEesat chose ~ his ewes aud a.
ttoarh hr Fought hSe tiger. az times 4
~ a1F.s t0 sIaer--he SEEMED Also q
ulssaan sf fs 10 nre. drinking p,nts Of hot
coffee Na dizzy and calling Tor 10
fsrIarsIle. whtOl aa dra1k nearig a quar-
ol Ha ca1vssea great deal viii
h.s friends particularly with th'
ffitor of this pauer whom b
would hid good bse and then 81 reieren-'
was made .o nis VIE au& bahies. wolis
real bis eosiron and say be wss AT right
Ntsf1 Dr bsr.h called ou ham again an
Az ernuif1end asked aim II az NIGH
base some eeer ar some oranges. fnc iVci0I
rr'5 hf.n re miFhf ems eli ile oranges hs
rsHHi snd erIn aoud n'7vlHile 20
rrs1cled hi.n ar nol letting hin lie sav
ms + TrH.d wsss ane Corpse. 1 tsi
yea
gre Dorfcr Isf him then feeling cutie az
ssra rs1f the pstien wn1it sarei7e. Ir,
sturdy HnI snnar< continued - walk ftl
uaH ar s1d daTu iaa ball Mr 9ruuf
nnr. .aEel wft1 them and cDuid VA (
r ueu alone. Ma. Grammoni bar
trss Bee tears and vas s1c'hinr her ini8o'
% sleep rnsn aroni -f Harry Finn. teIe
1rsah e.frafar al the frtreeta HsRttn
cl.iat He walked ue snt down the asl
rf. Mr ffun TELLING Mm he vas aee.t 2.
ds ara sai